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Of L-d B.

T is an unquestionable truth, that an exceeding cunning man; will always overreach exceeding fenfible men! his L-p has dealt out the great men of this nation into fo many different fuits; and exhibited them fhuffied together in fo many difadvantagious lights; that it is become difficult, for cool, difpaffionate lookers on ; to know which way, or on what fide; to direct their wishes. His L-p was not more wife, than his betters, in his choice of a favourite. A fharking contemptible wretch, now dead, and forgotten; was his principal adviser; and did all his cunning bufinefs. His travelling under a feigned name, is a piece of vanity and arrogance, which plainly fhews the world, in what light he confiders himfelf: And we need not fay, in what light the world; and this nation in particular; confider him.

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Of the late E of E

THE brave, and gallant man; by whofe hands he fell; will make as good a figure in the annals of hiftory, as his Lordfhips life or death can lay claim to. We lament the fate of C-1; because we fear, had he fell in the fcuffle, L-d Ewould have ftood his ground.

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Of L-d O—1.

it be true, that he fent Colonel Toynin with a formal challenge to Governor T▬▬▬▬▬▬, after he had prosecuted him into terms of forbearance, and large fecurities to keep the peace; and with-held that Eclairciffement when the field was fairly open We know not which to defpife moft, the challenger, or the messenger! his L-p acted more wifely; when he refigned his militia Corps.

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HER L-p had once a good forehand ; and is ftill fond of exhibiting it.

Of L-y

PERHAPS this Lady, (whofe youthful charms were fucceeded by an artful addrefs, and a good perfon) has had more opportunity, than any other woman of the prefent century, to do mifchief by her turn for intrigue, and wanton example: her connections, and walk in life, has been fuch; that perhaps it may be justly faid, the customs cuftoms and and manners of the times, would not have rifen to fuch a pitch of lewdness, and debauchery, within a certain circle; had not this woman lived fo long, and proved a fatal example; that with birth, fortune; and addrefs: the beft face may be put upon the worst actions! and that the rich only, have a right to fin with

impunity this lady poffeffes one fpecies of honor however, fo fingular, that it ought to be recorded namely, that she never admitted the men fhe liked to her embraees; till the mischief to her perfon was done by the man fhe hates, and despises!

Of the E-1 of L-t-d.

WE know no nobleman who poffeffes more good fenfe, nor any one, who employs it, to more good purposes.

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Of L-d M

HIS Lp is a very little man.

Of the E-1 of H--X,

H IS L-p was on the verge of matrimony with a Lady of immenfe fortune, at a time too, that a tythe of it would have been acceptable; but finding he had but half a heart to give her, he generously

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declined the connection! an act, in this degenerate age; that will do more honor to his private character; than any official meafures as a minifter, can well overturn.

Of L-d Gr.

HIS L-p merits the pity, and the applause of the public.

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Of the D- of A—

Meaner, contemptible, infignificant wretch, was never Sp--w--d forth from the Land of famine: we never had an audience of this great man but twice, and we found him both times, drying his huckaback dirty hand towel at the fire, in order to enable it to ferve another month! without the aid of a blanchiffeufe.

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